A Split Jewish Diaspora: Its Dramatic Consequences
By Arye Edrei and Doron Mendels
Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, Vol.

Credit: 350.org On Sunday, an estimated crowd of 35,000 people joined the Forward On Climate rally in Washington, DC, where protesters delivered a clear message to President Obama: Take immediate action on climate change by rejecting the Keystone...

The Social Status of Physicians in Greece and Rome
By Christopher McGinness
Thesis, Xavier University, 2006
Introduction: Physicians in today’s society are afforded a great deal of respect as learned professionals.

Americans love to rank things. So lists of the best presidents in American history frequently allow historians to duke it out over whether George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Delano Roosevelt should be remembered as our nation’s greatest...

The Republican-led House Majority Caucus laughed off the idea of enacting civil unions or domestic partnerships for gay and lesbian couples as they rolled out their “Guiding Principles” last week, characterizing such protections as “what happens...

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) shot down President Obama’s proposal for universal pre-school education during an appearance on CSPAN’s Washington Journal on Friday, complaining that the plan — first unveiled during last week’s State of the Union...

Last week, Fox News attacked President Obama’s proposal for expanding universal early childhood education by characterizing it as a government handout intended to extend “literally, the nanny state” and warned that the president is using preschool...

“My Sejanus” By Edward Champlin Humanities, Volume 31, Number 5 (September/October 2010) Introduction: On October 18 in the year 31 CE, the Roman senate convened, prepared to confer ultimate power on the second man in the empire, Lucius Aelius...

In October, Facebook began offering a paid promotion option to its users. This gave users the opportunity to pay money for their pictures and status updates to gain greater visibility.

The role of the chantress in ancient Egypt Suzanne Lynne Ostine PhD Thesis, Graduate Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civiliations University of Toronto (2001) Abstract The specific nature of the title ‘s_m`yt’ or “chantress”, which occurred...

The Goddess Hathor and the women of ancient Egypt Danielle Basson MPhil in Ancient Cultures at the University of Stellenbosch March (2012)  Abstract In studying ancient Egypt researchers have a great advantage, in that there is a multitude of...

Another day, another (accurate) apocalyptic review of climate science. Joining recent articles in the New York Times and New Scientist is a terrific piece in Scientific American by science writer John Carey.

Myth and History in Oikist Traditions: Archias of Syracuse By Antonella Carfora Electronic Antiquity, Volume 11, Number 1 (2007) Introduction: In this paper I shall briefly introduce an oikist tradition that grew around the foundation of Syracuse...

So that was a heck of a rally. I welcome readers who attended to share their thoughts and pics.

“The Past on Display: A Curatorial Perspective”
Peter and I had the pleasure of attending a talk given by the Archaeology Department at the University of Toronto on challenges in museum curation. Dr.

Janay Mcfarlane 18-year-old Janay Mcfarlane, a mother of a 3-month-old boy, was shot in the head and killed in a Chicago suburb just hours after her sister sat behind President Obama as he advocated for tighter gun regulations on Friday.

Illinois State Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped her bid to fill the Congressional seat of former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Warner Brothers has announced they will be making a new epic film that will depict a battle between ancient Rome and China.

Lessons from a Demigod By Philip Freeman Humanities, Volume 33, Number 4 (July/August 2012) Introduction: The Epic of Gilgamesh has been read in the modern world for a little longer than a century, and, in that time, this oldest of stories has...

When Malaysia faced the Asian economic crisis back in 1997, the then Prime Minister Dr.

I am the law?Should the United States have courts that authorize the targeted killing of Americans? At yesterday’s hearing, Sen.

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The past year in Laos has been far from business as usual. Yes, high economic growth, development megaprojects, and attendant controversies have continued apace.